Anyone know why three of the four "first round" games go into the Midwest Region? Seems a bit odd.

Smallest guy on the fiberglass crew at the south Texas chemical refinery gets to climb into the offline holding tanks with a grinding brush and clean the accumulated residue. That was the summer day I learned why every person at the plant was shaped like a Bartlett pear. Also the day I decided not to drop out of…

The University of the Pacific Tigers, the WCC team playing at Pepperdine, is based in Stockton, Calif. That long flight to Northern Oregon would get them to Pacific University, a D-III school in the Portland area. Or to the University of Portland, but that trip isn't scheduled for another three weeks.

Very nicely done. Thanks for including Lauryn Hill on the list; I wore out the laser on Miseducation.

Graham was too busy polishing his resume for the UT job.

Graham was too busy polishing his resume for the UT job.

Thanks for the pics. I tuned in late and could not figure what the hell was happening with that headgear. I guess Kingsbury do have swag.

So glad to see you around.

For whatever reason, I couldn't comment on the original, but I just wanted to drop in and say how well liked this. Great job evoking his dominance, character, and importance to you and your city. Really enjoyed it!

Mmmm. Sweat corn.

I still hold Sept. 28, 1998 against my students who are Giants fans, even though most of them were four years old.

Shit weeks DUAN!

Leave it to the old guy to show us the way things used to be.

What was the book? Any good?

This is all I have for you:

"We assumed the Astros would lose, the girl two rows wouldn't give us the time of night, and that we might learn something from the discussion of the day's text(s)"

No apology required. I consider myself an open skeptic as far as GF/paleo stuff is concerned. And the breakfast I described is really the only thing I eat that isn't balanced (in general I have almost no sugar, low sodium, not much red meat, etc.) and I run about 30 miles a week. So on the face of it hash brown buns…

We're only 10 days in, so results are still tbd, though I'm certainly more aware of what I eat. I tried a Jimmy John's "unwich" last week. Maybe the worst food item I've ever spent money on. And that's saying a lot. I'll try our Red Robin. I think I remember a mention of Spokane in a past comment of yours. If that's…

Never seen 'em up here in the northwest, but I'll keep my eye out. Thanks for the rec!

Nice to see all those kids in McDonald's kits walking out with the players. I'm reminded of the recent news that Mexico just beat us in obesity!